“Our faith should not be so easily shaken”: President Nasheed
29 Nov 2011, 11:58 AM
Maldivians should have the self-belief and resolve not to have “our faith shaken by listening to statements or opinions expressed by others”, President Mohamed Nasheed said at a function to confer national awards of honour and recognition on Sunday night.
Nasheed’s remarks followed controversy in the wake of statements made by visiting UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, who called for a moratorium and public debate on flogging as a punishment for fornication. Pillay’s statements were widely condemned as an unconstitutional challenge to a Quranic injunction and prompted protests outside the UN building.
“To build a nation, we should all have the courage, the patience and the willingness to exercise our minds to its deepest and broadest extent,” Nasheed said.
Sunday night’s winners of the national awards for honour and recognition were “perfect examples of the strength of one’s faith,” he added.
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